

<p class="title" align="center">Triangle Java Users Group Presents:</p>
<p class="header4" align="center">eBay on WebSphere: A Real-World Case Study</p>
<p class="header4" align="center"><span align="center" class="header3">presented
  by Greg Ackerman of IBM</span></p>

<p align="center"><b>Monday, December 15, 2003 </b><br>
  <b>6:30 PM - 9:00 PM</b> <br>
  <b>MCNC Auditorium</b> <br>
  3021 Cornwallis Road <br>
  Research Triangle Park, North Carolina</p>


<p><span class="header2">Abstract:</span><br>
Greg Ackerman will present a real-world case study
about WebSphere at eBay. He will discuss how eBay
decided to use IBM WebSphere to run its highly-visible
auction site and some of the available implementation
details. He will also present an introduction to the
new Java Server Faces specification from an API
perspective, and also show a demonstration of the JSF
beta features in WebSphere Studio Application
Developer 5.1.1 which was just released.
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Join us for a discussion entitled, "eBay on WebSphere: A Real-World Case Study"
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<p><span class="header2">About the Speaker:</span><br>
Greg is a senior IT Specialist with IBM, who works
with customers throughout the Southeast in
architecting WebSphere solutions. His product
specialties are WebSphere Application Server,
WebSphere Studio, and WebSphere Portal. He is also the
vice-president of the RTP WebSphere Users Group, which
meets on the last Tuesday of the month (next meeting
in January).
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<span class="header2">Agenda:</span><br>
6:30 - 7:00 PM -- Meet, Talk, Snacks <br>
7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements <br>
7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation <br>
8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter <br>
9:00 - Doors close <br>

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<p><span class="header2">Admission:</span><br>
Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge.
Non members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. But, if you are either a full time
student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per meeting.</p>


<p><span class="header2">DIRECTIONS to MCNC:</span><br>
<b>From Raleigh:</b><br>
Take I-40 West toward Durham and Chapel Hill. You will enter RTP. Where I-40 splits,
bear right onto the Durham Freeway North (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis Road Exit.
At the end of the exit ramp, bear right - cross back over the Freeway. MCNC is located
approximately 3/4 mile on the right.</p>


<p><b>From Durham:</b><br>
Get on the Durham Freeway South (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis Road exit.
At the end of the ramp, bear right - MCNC is approximately 3/4 mile on right. </p>

<p align="center">Click here for <a href="http://www.mcnc.org/directions.html">map with
directions</a>, or visit the <a href="http://www.mcnc.org/">MCNC web site</a>.</p>

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